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Lander Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Production of Child Pornography

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United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming Bob Murray announced Tuesday that 24-year-old Garrett Findlay of Lander was recently sentenced for one count of of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and four counts of production of child pornography. Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced Findlay to 20 years in prison for each count to be served concurrently; fifteen years of supervised release; $33,000 in restitution and a $500 special assessment. The government requested a prison sentence of 25 years.  

Findlay came to the attention of law enforcement when Kik, a social media website, reported that he was sharing child pornography on its platform. The report from Kik led members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to execute search warrants on his home and his devices. Forensic analysis of his devices revealed that Findlay had been enticing minor girls from around the country to produce child pornography and send it to him and that he had also traveled to meet or have sexual encounters with some of his victims.

The case was part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

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